Numbers 35:19
The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.
Numbers 35:19 in other translations
| BSB | The avenger of blood is to put the murderer to death; when he finds him, he is to kill him. |
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| WEB | The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death. When he meets him, he shall put him to death. |
| ASV | The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death: when he meeteth him, he shall put him to death. |
| YLT | ‘The redeemer of blood himself doth put the murderer to death; in his coming against him he doth put him to death. |
| DARBY | the avenger of blood, he shall put the murderer to death; when he meeteth him, he shall put him to death. |
| BBE | He whose right it is to give punishment for blood, may himself put to death the taker of life when he comes face to face with him. |
| Webster | The avenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him. |
What does Numbers 35:19 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 35:16-21
16-21. If he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, &c.--Various cases are here enumerated in which the Goel or avenger was at liberty to take the life of the murderer; and every one of them proves a premeditated purpose.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 35:9-34
To show plainly the abhorrence of murder, and to provide the more effectually for the punishment of the murderer, the nearest relation of the deceased, under the title of avenger of blood, (or the redeemer of blood,) in notorious cases, might pursue, and execute vengeance. A distinction is made, not between sudden anger and malice aforethought, both which are the crime of murder; but between intentionally striking a…
Numbers 35:19 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Numbers 35:19
- Deuteronomy 19:12
Then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.
- Deuteronomy 19:6
Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.
- Joshua 20:3
That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.
- Numbers 35:21
Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the revenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meeteth him.
- Joshua 20:5
And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime.
- Numbers 35:12
And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment.
- Numbers 35:24
Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments:
- Numbers 35:27
And the revenger of blood find him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the revenger of blood kill the slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood:
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Context
- Numbers 35:18
Or if he smite him with an hand weapon of wood, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
- Numbers 35:19
The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.
- Numbers 35:20
But if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying of wait, that he die;
Numbers 35:19 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El pariente del muerto, él matará al homicida: cuando lo encontrare, él le matará. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | le vengeur du sang mettra à mort le meurtrier; quand il le rencontrera, c’est lui qui le mettra à mort. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Der Bluträcher, der soll den Mörder töten; wenn er ihn antrifft, soll er ihn töten. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Propinquus occisi, homicidam interficiet: statim ut apprehenderit eum, interficiet. |